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Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review
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Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review

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Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/gmpr20

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 758 12 17 9

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 33
Documents by Best Scientists*: 48
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 59
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.416
Impact Factor: 4.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review?

The objective of the journal is to combine knowledge in the areas of Metallurgy, Inorganic chemistry, Leaching (metallurgy), Mineralogy and Copper. Topics like Iron ore, Beneficiation, Roasting, Smelting and Nickel are tackled as part of the discussions on Metallurgy. The Iron ore works featured in it incorporate elements from Hematite and Pelletizing.

Most of the works presented in the journal deals with Pelletizing but it intersects with the subject of Pellets. Studies on Nickel discussed in it link to the field of Cobalt. It holds forums on Inorganic chemistry that merges themes from other disciplines such as Extraction (chemistry), Adsorption, Dissolution, Metal and Aqueous solution.

It emphasizes research on Leaching (metallurgy), which includes concerns such as Hydrometallurgy. Most of the Mineralogy studies addressed also intersect with Chemical engineering.

  • Metallurgy (44.19%)
  • Inorganic chemistry (20.25%)
  • Leaching (metallurgy) (14.49%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The Effect of Bubble Size on Fine Particle Flotation (362 citations)
  • TRENDS IN RED MUD UTILIZATION – A REVIEW (228 citations)
  • Pressure Acid Leaching of Nickel Laterites: A Review (166 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review:

The most cited papers are mainly concerned with subjects like Metallurgy, Inorganic chemistry, Leaching (metallurgy), Mineralogy and Iron ore. The concepts on Inorganic chemistry presented in the journal articles can also apply to other research fields, including Metal ions in aqueous solution, Adsorption and Aqueous solution. The most cited papers with studies in Leaching (metallurgy) featured incorporate elements of Waste management and Dissolution.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Organic chemistry
  • Oxygen
  • Metallurgy

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The concepts of Metallurgy, Leaching (metallurgy), Iron ore, Nuclear chemistry and Scientific method are tackled in the journal. It focuses on Metallurgy as well as the interrelated topic of Lithium. Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review explores research in Hydrometallurgy and overlapping concepts in Cobalt and Extraction (chemistry) to expand the discourse in Lithium.

Topics in Leaching (metallurgy) were tackled in line with various other fields like Secondary resource, Refractory (planetary science) and Chalcopyrite, Copper. While Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review focused on Iron ore, it was also able to explore topics like Phase (matter), Pellet, Pelletizing and Roasting. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Nuclear chemistry, it also covered topics in Solvent extraction and Methanesulfonic acid.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Review of Lithium Production and Recovery from Minerals, Brines, and Lithium-Ion Batteries (34 citations)
  • Flotation of iron ores: A review (31 citations)
  • Flotation of Fine Particles: A Review (17 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review (based on the number of publications) are:

  • S. K. Kawatra (19 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition,
  • S. Komar Kawatra (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Shaoxian Song (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Man Seung Lee (12 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Jan D. Miller (12 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (41 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Michigan Technological University (35 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition,
  • Central South University (28 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tata Steel (26 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 3.33% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 32.18% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 21.84% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 24.14% of all publications and 21.84% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Review of Vanadium Production Part I: Primary Resources

    Feng Gao;Afolabi Uthmon Olayiwola;Biao Liu;Shaona Wang

    (2021)
    75 Citations
  • Direct Leaching of Vanadium from Vanadium-bearing Steel Slag Using NaOH Solutions: A Case Study

    Junfeng Wan;Hao Du;Feng Gao;Shaona Wang

    (2021)
    31 Citations
  • Some Aspects of Industrial Heap Bioleaching Technology: From Basics to Practice

    Jiafeng Li;Hongying Yang;Linlin Tong;Wolfgang Sand

    (2021)
    31 Citations
  • Selective Flotation of Copper Oxide Minerals with A Novel Amino-Triazole-Thione Surfactant: A Comparison to Hydroxamic Acid Collector

    Jun Liu;Zhe Hu;Guangyi Liu;Yaoguo Huang

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • The Use of Mining Tailings as Analog of Rare Earth Elements Resources: Part 1 – Characterization and Preliminary Separation

    George Blankson Abaka-Wood;Jonas Addai-Mensah;William Skinner

    (2021)
    21 Citations
  • A Scale-up Approach to Produce Highly Reactive Iron Ore Catalyzed Coke for Blast Furnace Operation

    Hammad Siddiqi;V. K. Chandaliya;A. Suresh;P. S. Dash

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • A New Perspective on the Understanding of High-Intensity Conditioning: Incompatibility of Conditions Required for Coarse and Fine Coal Particles

    (2022)
    15 Citations
  • Selective Flotation of Scheelite from Calcite Using a Novel Reagent Scheme

    Zhiyong Gao;Jian Deng;Wei Sun;Jianjun Wang

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • Key Microbes and Metabolic Potentials Contributing to Cyanide Biodegradation in Stirred-Tank Bioreactors Treating Gold Mining Effluent

    Doyun Shin;Jeonghyun Park;Hyunsik Park;Jae Chun Lee

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Reexamining the Adsorption of Octyl Hydroxamate on Malachite Surface: Forms of Molecules and Anions

    Zhili Li;Feng Rao;Shaoxian Song;Alejandro Uribe-Salas

    (2020)
    8 Citations

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